Skill, Integrity & Responsibility (SIR) Award

 

This award is the highest honor given to a deserving individual. The SIR Award recipient exemplifies values embraced by the AGC organization and has consistently demonstrated outstanding service, industry leadership, and involvement in the community during a distinguished career.



To view the full SIR Award presentation ceremony on YouTube, along with Dan Baker's acceptance remarks, click here

Lyndy Jones, (r) 2022-2023 President of AGC Georgia was honored to present Dan Baker, CEO of Duffey Southeast, Inc. with the SIR Award on Saturday, June 10, 2023 during the Closing Dinner of the Annual Convention at the Omni Amelia Island Resort.

Throughout his more than 40 years in construction, Dan has made it a priority to be engaged and give back to the industry. His passion for being a part of a team that values working to make the industry better is significant to the success of AGC Georgia.

Dan has served on the AGC Georgia Board of Directors for many years and was the association’s president in 2009-2010 after serving three years as a Board officer. He’s been an engaged Trustee of the AGC Georgia Political Action Committee and served as its chair for several years. With his firm being a longtime policy holder with AGC Georgia’s worker’s compensation program, CompTrust AGC Mutual Captive Insurance Company (MCIC), Dan is a strong proponent of the member benefit and has given of his time for more than a decade to serve as a Vice Chair and Trustee of the program. Duffey Southeast is also part of the AGC Retirement Savings Plan which is a great benefit to their employees as they work to be better prepared for retirement.

When Dan saw a void in access for high school construction programs in northwest Georgia to participate in AGC Georgia’s Skills Challenge series, he volunteered, along with many on his team, to be a champion for an event. The Northwest Georgia Skills Challenge will hold its fourth annual competition in the fall of 2023 in Rome. It is one of eight high school trade competitions in the series that reaches 2,000 students who are interested in learning more about careers in construction.

A great leader is someone who understands the value of leading by example and helping others find their path. Dan empowers many on his team to be involved. With his support and encouragement, several on the Duffey team are members of the AGC Georgia’s Young Leadership Program and the Executive Alliance. He’s also a great supporter of the association’s supervisor safety award program and values recognizing Duffey’s front line field supervisors for their important contributions to the firm’s success.

Dan is also extremely involved with the AGC of America. He has more than a decade of service to the national Board of Governors and served as a president’s personal choice through the “wild card” selection process to be a member of the 24-member 2015 AGC of America Board of Directors. Dan is also passionate about the industry’s involvement in the governmental arena. While he’s engaged in our statewide PAC, he’s also served as the Southeast Director for the AGC of America PAC representing Georgia, Florida, and Puerto Rico. He’s now the chapter director for Georgia with AGC of America. Through his PAC service at the national level, Dan has championed for all AGC Georgia board members to have 100% participation in the AGC of America federal PAC for nearly two decades. This is a record within AGC of America. Duffey Southeast was also the second member firm in the nation to allow their employees to have an option to enroll in payroll deduction for AGC of America PAC participation.

Dan graduated with a B. S. in Civil Engineering from the University of Alabama. He holds professional engineer and general contractor licenses from many southeastern states. He’s also active on the Board of Trustees for the Technical College System of Georgia Foundation, W. D. Tripp Foundation, and Floyd Polk Healthcare Foundation.

He’s an active member of numerous other civic and charitable groups and is a lifelong member of the First United Methodist Church of Cedar Bluff, Alabama where he serves as a Trustee and is a member of numerous committees.
Honorees of the prestigious SIR Award include:

2023    R. Dan Baker, P.E., Duffey Southeast, Inc. read bio (Video)
2020    Randall K. Redding, 
R. K. Redding Construction - read bio (Video)
2019    Michael Kenig,
Holder Construction Company - read bio
2018    Charles E. "Charlie" Garbutt,
Garbutt Construction Company - read bio
2017    Philip E. Beck,
Smith, Currie & Hancock, LLP - read bio
2016    Chris R. Sheridan,
Sheridan Construction - read bio (Video)
2015    David R. Hendrick, 
Hendrick, Phillips, Salzman & Flatt - read bio
2014    Gary Young, Young Contracting/SE, Inc. - read bio (Video)
2013    L. Tom Gay, Gay Construction Company - read bio
2012    Gerald Driver, Driver Construction Company, Inc.
2011    Roger S. Huggins, Rogers Construction Company
2010    Presley Daniel “Dan” Yates, Jr., Yates Insurance Agency, Inc. (Video)
2009    E. Turner Collins, Jr., Collins & Company
2008    E. Ray Morris, Venture Construction Company
2007    Raymond Moody, Batson-Cook Company
2006    Overton A. Currie, Smith, Currie & Hancock, LLP
2005    Doug Bodenhamer, Capital Construction Company
2004    Ted Cooper, Cooper & Company General Contractors, Inc.
2003    Ed Daniel, Carroll Daniel Construction Company
2002    Gerald V. (Jerry) Anderson, Jr., Anderson Construction Company of Fort Gaines
2001    T. Thorne Flagler, III, The Flagler Company
2000    Edward Van Winkle, Jr., Van Winkle Construction
1999    W. Hayes Hoobler, Capital Construction Company
1998    Carroll L. Carter, Chris R. Sheridan & Company
1997    Herb Edwards, Beers Construction Company
1996    George Reddick, Jr., Reddick Construction Company
1995    John F. Chambless, Georgia Branch, AGC
1994    John W. Holliday, Sr., Holliday Construction Company, Inc.
1993    Charles H. Foster, Jr., Foster & Company General Contractors, Inc.
1992    Marvin M. Black, Marvin M. Black Company
1991    Cliff C. Glover, Batson-Cook Company
1990    T. R. Benning, Jr., Benning Construction Company
1989    C. P. Richards, ABCO Builders, Inc.
1987    Thomas P. Samford, T & B - Scottdale Contractors, Inc.
1986    T. T. Flagler, Jr., The Flagler Company
1985    J. Doyle Butler, Jr., Capital Construction Company
1984    Robert H. Strickland, Georgia Branch, AGC
1983    Ira H. Hardin, Hardin Construction Group, Inc.

2013 L. Tom Gay, Gay Construction Company
2012 Gerald Driver, Driver Construction Company, Inc.
2011 Roger S. Huggins, Rogers Construction Company
2010 Presley Daniel “Dan” Yates, Jr., Yates Insurance Agency, Inc.
2009 E. Turner Collins, Jr., Collins & Company
2008 E. Ray Morris, Venture Construction Company
2007 Raymond Moody, Batson-Cook Company
2006 Overton A. Currie, Smith, Currie & Hancock, LLP
2005 Doug Bodenhamer, Capital Construction Company
2004 Ted Cooper, Cooper & Company General Contractors, Inc.
2003 Ed Daniel, Carroll Daniel Construction Company
2002 Gerald V. (Jerry) Anderson, Jr., Anderson Construction Company of Fort Gaines
2001 T. Thorne Flagler, III, The Flagler Company
2000 Edward Van Winkle, Jr., Van Winkle Construction
1999 W. Hayes Hoobler, Capital Construction Company
1998 Carroll L. Carter, Chris R. Sheridan & Company
1997 Herb Edwards, Beers Construction Company
1996 George Reddick, Jr., Reddick Construction Company
1995 John F. Chambless, Georgia Branch, AGC
1994 John W. Holliday, Sr., Holliday Construction Company, Inc.
1993 Charles H. Foster, Jr., Foster & Company General Contractors, Inc.
1992 Marvin M. Black, Marvin M. Black Company
1991 Cliff C. Glover, Batson-Cook Company
1990 T. R. Benning, Jr., Benning Construction Company
1989 C. P. Richards, ABCO Builders, Inc.
1987 Thomas P. Samford, T & B - Scottdale Contractors, Inc.
1986 T. T. Flagler, Jr., The Flagler Company
1985 J. Doyle Butler, Jr., Capital Construction Company
1984 Robert H. Strickland, Georgia Branch, AGC
1983 Ira H. Hardin, Hardin Construction Group, Inc.Past honorees of the prestigious SIR Award include:
2013 L. Tom Gay, Gay Construction Company
2012 Gerald Driver, Driver Construction Company, Inc.
2011 Roger S. Huggins, Rogers Construction Company
2010 Presley Daniel “Dan” Yates, Jr., Yates Insurance Agency, Inc.
2009 E. Turner Collins, Jr., Collins & Company
2008 E. Ray Morris, Venture Construction Company
2007 Raymond Moody, Batson-Cook Company
2006 Overton A. Currie, Smith, Currie & Hancock, LLP
2005 Doug Bodenhamer, Capital Construction Company
2004 Ted Cooper, Cooper & Company General Contractors, Inc.
2003 Ed Daniel, Carroll Daniel Construction Company
2002 Gerald V. (Jerry) Anderson, Jr., Anderson Construction Company of Fort Gaines
2001 T. Thorne Flagler, III, The Flagler Company
2000 Edward Van Winkle, Jr., Van Winkle Construction
1999 W. Hayes Hoobler, Capital Construction Company
1998 Carroll L. Carter, Chris R. Sheridan & Company
1997 Herb Edwards, Beers Construction Company
1996 George Reddick, Jr., Reddick Construction Company
1995 John F. Chambless, Georgia Branch, AGC
1994 John W. Holliday, Sr., Holliday Construction Company, Inc.
1993 Charles H. Foster, Jr., Foster & Company General Contractors, Inc.
1992 Marvin M. Black, Marvin M. Black Company
1991 Cliff C. Glover, Batson-Cook Company
1990 T. R. Benning, Jr., Benning Construction Company
1989 C. P. Richards, ABCO Builders, Inc.
1987 Thomas P. Samford, T & B - Scottdale Contractors, Inc.
1986 T. T. Flagler, Jr., The Flagler Company
1985 J. Doyle Butler, Jr., Capital Construction Company
1984 Robert H. Strickland, Georgia Branch, AGC
1983 Ira H. Hardin, Hardin Construction Group, Inc.
 
2013 L. Tom Gay, Gay Construction Company
2012 Gerald Driver, Driver Construction Company, Inc.
2011 Roger S. Huggins, Rogers Construction Company
2010 Presley Daniel “Dan” Yates, Jr., Yates Insurance Agency, Inc.
2009 E. Turner Collins, Jr., Collins & Company
2008 E. Ray Morris, Venture Construction Company
2007 Raymond Moody, Batson-Cook Company
2006 Overton A. Currie, Smith, Currie & Hancock, LLP
2005 Doug Bodenhamer, Capital Construction Company
2004 Ted Cooper, Cooper & Company General Contractors, Inc.
2003 Ed Daniel, Carroll Daniel Construction Company
2002 Gerald V. (Jerry) Anderson, Jr., Anderson Construction Company of Fort Gaines
2001 T. Thorne Flagler, III, The Flagler Company
2000 Edward Van Winkle, Jr., Van Winkle Construction
1999 W. Hayes Hoobler, Capital Construction Company
1998 Carroll L. Carter, Chris R. Sheridan & Company
1997 Herb Edwards, Beers Construction Company
1996 George Reddick, Jr., Reddick Construction Company
1995 John F. Chambless, Georgia Branch, AGC
1994 John W. Holliday, Sr., Holliday Construction Company, Inc.
1993 Charles H. Foster, Jr., Foster & Company General Contractors, Inc.
1992 Marvin M. Black, Marvin M. Black Company
1991 Cliff C. Glover, Batson-Cook Company
1990 T. R. Benning, Jr., Benning Construction Company
1989 C. P. Richards, ABCO Builders, Inc.
1987 Thomas P. Samford, T & B - Scottdale Contractors, Inc.
1986 T. T. Flagler, Jr., The Flagler Company
1985 J. Doyle Butler, Jr., Capital Construction Company
1984 Robert H. Strickland, Georgia Branch, AGC
1983 Ira H. Hardin, Hardin Construction Group, nPast honorees of the prestigious SIR Award include:
2013 L. Tom Gay, Gay Construction Company
2012 Gerald Driver, Driver Construction Company, Inc.
2011 Roger S. Huggins, Rogers Construction Company
2010 Presley Daniel “Dan” Yates, Jr., Yates Insurance Agency, Inc.
2009 E. Turner Collins, Jr., Collins & Company
2008 E. Ray Morris, Venture Construction Company
2007 Raymond Moody, Batson-Cook Company
2006 Overton A. Currie, Smith, Currie & Hancock, LLP
2005 Doug Bodenhamer, Capital Construction Company
2004 Ted Cooper, Cooper & Company General Contractors, Inc.
2003 Ed Daniel, Carroll Daniel Construction Company
2002 Gerald V. (Jerry) Anderson, Jr., Anderson Construction Company of Fort Gaines
2001 T. Thorne Flagler, III, The Flagler Company
2000 Edward Van Winkle, Jr., Van Winkle Construction
1999 W. Hayes Hoobler, Capital Construction Company
1998 Carroll L. Carter, Chris R. Sheridan & Company
1997 Herb Edwards, Beers Construction Company
1996 George Reddick, Jr., Reddick Construction Company
1995 John F. Chambless, Georgia Branch, AGC
1994 John W. Holliday, Sr., Holliday Construction Company, Inc.
1993 Charles H. Foster, Jr., Foster & Company General Contractors, Inc.
1992 Marvin M. Black, Marvin M. Black Company
1991 Cliff C. Glover, Batson-Cook Company
1990 T. R. Benning, Jr., Benning Construction Company
1989 C. P. Richards, ABCO Builders, Inc.
1987 Thomas P. Samford, T & B - Scottdale Contractors, Inc.
1986 T. T. Flagler, Jr., The Flagler Company
1985 J. Doyle Butler, Jr., Capital Construction Company
1984 Robert H. Strickland, Georgia Branch, AGC
1983 Ira H. Hardin, Hardin Construction Group, Inc.
 

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